1949 (llTLOOk 



FARM economics at the University of 

 Illinois College of Agriculture have 

 taken a look into the farmers' future for 

 the New Year, and they say that future 

 is generally favorable. 



Here, briefly, are their views on the 

 1949 farm outlook. 



DEMAND for farm products will be 

 good through 1949, but probably some- 

 what weaker than in 1948. 



PRICES for individual farm products 

 will shift upward or downward accord- 

 ing to changes in supply. 



OPERATING COSTS for farmers will 

 go up. 



PROFITS from farming will go down 

 moderately. 



LAND PRICES may decline slightly 

 because of the lower net farm income. 



LIVING COST will average somewhat 

 lower. 



Conservation Pays 

 Off in Dollars 



CONSERVATION farming pays off 

 in cold cash to the tune of from 

 $4.17 to $10.63 an acre if you're 

 willing to wait a while for your money. 



This has been found through a contin- 

 uing study of conservation measures on 

 Illinois farms made by E. L. Sauer, 

 soil economist employed jointly by the 

 University of Illinois College of Agri- 

 culture and the federal Soil Conservation 

 Service. 



Although returns are not immediate, 

 long-term net profits ranged from $4.17 

 to $10.63 an acre more on various high- 

 conservation farms than on similar low- 

 conservation farms, Sauer said. 



AFBF Dept. Head 



Gerald Lee, a dairy marketing specialist 

 from Portland, Oregon, has been em- 

 ployed as the director of the dairy de- 

 partment of the American Farm Bureau 

 Federation. 



Golden Anniversary 



Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Moyer celebrated 

 their golden wedding anniversary. Moyer 

 has been organization director for the 

 Wabash County Farm Bureau for the 

 past nine years. Directors of the Wabash 

 Farm Bureau attended the celebration as 

 a body. 



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